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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
8
In a village three women debate joining a women's club. The first cites limited reading and years lived, the second claims exposure to Ruskin Emerson and Browning, and the third insists she knows too much to join the club. The passage reflects social expectations and self-perception among women.
A Glasgow mathematics professor famous for counting each street step halted a visitor with the number 573 when asked about Dr. B. spreading a tale of bequests. The tale ends with the joke of counting 573 again to reveal the truth, followed by a testimonial for Piso's Cure for Consumption. A separate vignette recounts two Turks at a French banquet who refuse a toothpick after claiming they have eaten two already.
A jumble of captions and jokes reads like a late 19th century page. Trades names like PUTNAM FACELESS DYES appear with stage gossip about a mathematical phenom and a move to a gas company. A humor note shows a mother’s whalebone sewing as a boy asks how they are removed.
A Norwood philosopher notes that a person with a police position rarely suffers insomnia, while a Mr. Auburn inquires if position affects sleep. The exchange suggests belief in a link between duty and rest.
A sparrow named Mike boarded a Colorado express engine during a rain soaked ride. The bird dried by the boiler head and later warned a landslide, saving the train from disaster. The incident ends with Mike’s fate unknown and a lesson on worldly age.
Register Judson W Lyons of the U S Treasury praises Peruna as an excellent remedy for catarrhal affections of spring and summer. Letters from Camden Chartier and Camilla Hartler recount personal health gains and weight increases after using Peruna. Dr Hartman offers free advice to readers seeking relief from summer catarrh.
A sparrow named Mike befriends an engine driver, visiting the cab each trip to receive seeds and crumbs. He returns with the season, weather turning cold, frost, and upheaval, then comes back to the same routine as trains chug through autumnal scenery.
A humorous quip pairs a mayoral candidacy with a riddle about a candle that grows shorter as it stands. The piece contrasts a candidate’s financial decline with age and office, then notes Japan's charming calendar. It ends with a quirky science aside claiming electricity as the underlying cause of action, though not fully demonstrated.
A widow receives 10000 francs compensation from the railway company for her husband’s death in Belgium. She protests comparing it to a traveler who lost a leg being paid 20000 francs. The agent replies that 10000 francs buys a husband, reflecting a blunt ironical stance. The piece ends with a quote on opportunity from Disraeli and a light anecdote about a house wedding with neighbors reacting to a new baby.
A brief, informal exchange questions Owens and his fiancés name spelling. The remark suggests the fiancée is valued at about half a million, with a playful note that she will become his financee after a tie-up.
A dusty testimonial set from Aurora to Point Pleasant cites rapid help for a bedwetting girl and an impressed husband. Other accounts claim weight gain, regulated urination, and relief from back pain, swelling, and dropsy, all attributed to Dean's Kidney Pills across multiple states and individuals.
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